Pencil holder



ApriEB 1924.

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GEORGE P. BUMP, OF

PENCIL Application filed May 22,

T 0 (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Gnonen P. BUMP, a citiz n of the United States,residing at La Crosse, in the county of La Crosse and State oflVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PencilHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pencil holders and the object of the inventionis to provide such a holder for carrying in a coat pocket and toprotectthe pencil point.

The pencil holder consists of astout metallic tube with a catch or clampfor securing it in the pocket and is provided with a stop at its lowerend, in order to prevent the pencil point from protruding through theholder, and it is furthermore provided with a spring so that the pencilwill not accidentally fall out of the holder. Ordinary pencil holders,now on the market, are made of very thin material and are apt to becomecrushed if excessive pressure is applied accidentally agaiustthe same.To overcome this di'fiiculty, I construct my pencil holder of heavytubing, the walls of which could not possibly be upset by any pressureagainst the holder,

For this reason the pencil holder may, without danger. be carried withits clasp attached to a belt or waist band, or even in a hip pocket.

In the accompanying drawing, one embodiment of the invention isillustrated; and

Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section of the holder;

Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 with the pencil inserted in theholder;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the lower end of theholder; and

Figure 1 is a transvers: section along line l4lof Figure 3.

The body portion of the pencil holder consists of a tubular member 10 ofa length sufiicient to contain a pencil of ordinary length evenpermitting the same to protrude beyond the upper edge of the holder.This tubular member may be made from any suitable material having fairlythick walls, such as brass or steel tubing. The upper edge of thetubular member 10 is upset to form'an exterior flange 11, and the loweredge may likewise be upset by spinning, for instance, in order to forman inwardly turned ledge 12.

Along one side of the tubular member 10 TENT LA CBOSSE, WISCONSIN.

HOLDER.

1923. Serial in. 640,749.

is placed a fiat spring 13, which is hooked as at let at its lower endto rest on the ledge 12. This flat spring is straight as at 15' a shortdistance up from the hook 14, but from there on is arched as at 16 toproject across the bore of the tubular member 10 fully half itsdiameter. Th extreme free end 17. of the spring is slightly upturned andlies against the same side of the bore as the straight portion 15.

The spring is held in position by means of a short sleeve 18, alsopreferably made of suitable metal, and the outer diameter of which isslightly less than the inner diameter of the tubular member 10 so. thatthe sleeve fits tightly therein. This sleeve has a double function, oneis to retain the spring in position at the bottom end of the tubularmember 10 as best seen in Figure 8, and en gages with its lower edge,the hook 14 hold ing the same tightly between itself and the ledge 12,while the straight portion 15 of the spring is pressed between the wallsof the sleeve 18 and the tubular memb r 10.

The other function of the sleeve 18 is to form a shoulder as at 19 atits upper end, against which the tapering portion of the pencil 2O abutswhen inserted in the pencil holder, as best seen in Figure 2. Theareuate portions 16 of the spring tend to hold the pencil 2O tightly inthe holder.

The clamp or clip for retaining the holder on the cloth consists of adownwardly directed bent arm 21 of resilient material having a bentlower end 22 normally contacting with the side of the tubular member 10.This clamp is provided with a pair of resil ient fingers 23 whichtightly grip around the tubular member 10 and abut against the topflange 11 thereof. When attached to the clothing, the clamp engages withits arm 21 over the edge of the garment so that the holder will in thismanner be prevented from slipping ofl.

The relative length of the sleeve 18 corresponds to the average lengthof a pointed pencil, so that the point thereof will not protrude beyondthe l"dge 12 and accordingly cannot be broken off.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A pencil holder comprising a tubular member having an internal ledgeat one end and an external flange at its other end, a clamping memberabutting against said flange, and means in said tubular member adaptedto firmly hold a pencil therein, said means angaging with said ledge.

2. A pencilholder comprising a tubular member having an internal ledgeat one end and an external flange at its other end, a clamping memberabutting against said flange, and means in said tubular member adaptedto firmly hold a pencil therein, said means engaging with said ledge andincluding an arched spring contacting at both ends with the wall of saidtubular member.

3. A. pencil holder comprising a tubular member having an internal ledgeat one en chin ans in said member adapted to firmly hold a penciltherein, said means engaging with said ledge and including an archedspring contacting at both ends with the wall of said member, and asleeve inserted in said tubular member securing said spring therein.

4. A pencil holder comprising a tubular member having an internal ledgeat one nd,

means in said member adapted to firmly hold a pencil therein, said meansengaging with said ledge and including an arched spring contacting atboth ends with the wall of said member, and a sleeve inserted in saidtubular member securing said spring therein, said sleeve providing astop for the pencil,

5. A pencil holder comprising a tubular member having an internal ledgeat one end and an external flange at its other end, a clamping memberabutting against said flange, means in said tubular member adapted tofirmly hold a pencil therein, said means engaging with said ledge andincluding an arched spring contacting at both ends with the wall of saidtubular member. and a sleeve inserted in said tubular member securingsaid spring therein, said sleeve providing a stop for the pencil.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

GEORGE Pv BUMP.

